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Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 131st in India, 3498th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 73 research topics. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,249 academic publications and 119,295 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3498 of 14,131 In the World
#1108 of 5,830 In Asia
#131 of 876 In India
#12 of 53 In Maharashtra
#1 of 6 In Nagpur
#398 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#530 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#545 of 2,157 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#5252 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#6193 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 70 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 65th for Engineering in India and 1275th in the World with 7,164 publications made and 108,001 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#65 of 492 In India
#482 of 2,841 In Asia
#1275 of 6,795 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 6 15
1994 8 34
1995 8 25
1996 10 31
1997 8 30
1998 3 29
1999 6 30
2000 10 28
2001 3 41
2002 19 72
2003 16 52
2004 19 76
2005 26 98
2006 54 109
2007 42 160
2008 72 235
2009 89 263
2010 79 375
2011 120 568
2012 141 762
2013 180 1064
2014 246 1393
2015 294 1876
2016 411 2667
2017 494 3557
2018 669 5315
2019 577 6718
2020 668 8960
2021 690 11845
2022 700 13913
2023 768 15515
2024 452 15505
2025 227 13099

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 28 146 398
Automotive Engineering 32 193 530
Reliability and Quality Engineering 22 172 545
Mining Engineering 23 206 564
Computer Engineering 29 205 621
Electronic Engineering 34 242 681
Agricultural Engineering 98 322 719
Electrical Engineering 30 268 749
Construction Management 25 225 753
Architectural Engineering 18 238 768
Automation and Control engineering 32 297 771
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 273 784
Civil Engineering 25 287 892
Technical Drawing 34 349 928
Structural Engineering 31 336 947
Mechanical Engineering 34 304 948
Telecommunications 53 365 1004
Environmental Engineering 56 401 1038
Robotics 28 414 1047
Geotechnical Engineering 41 395 1049
Computer Networking 67 379 1087
Metallurgical Engineering 66 496 1198
Transportation Engineering 49 427 1213
Operations Research 56 458 1222
Chemical Engineering 83 582 1235
Materials Science 68 510 1255
Nanotechnology 91 584 1278
Systems Engineering 62 401 1291
Aerospace Engineering 51 459 1309
Remote Sensing 68 495 1369
Acoustical Engineering 69 530 1442
Optical Engineering 92 624 1520
Biotechnology 205 940 2128
Human-Computer Interaction 99 873 2279

Physics rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 63rd for Physics in India and 1323rd in the World with 6,352 publications made and 95,228 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#63 of 489 In India
#499 of 2,822 In Asia
#1323 of 6,729 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 6 16
1994 5 26
1995 7 17
1996 9 23
1997 6 27
1998 4 26
1999 6 26
2000 10 27
2001 3 39
2002 18 65
2003 16 60
2004 13 62
2005 19 87
2006 48 87
2007 36 149
2008 62 207
2009 81 244
2010 73 335
2011 106 529
2012 121 690
2013 151 994
2014 217 1286
2015 271 1733
2016 380 2489
2017 446 3270
2018 596 4862
2019 504 5988
2020 607 8052
2021 586 10473
2022 622 12277
2023 675 13644
2024 403 13886
2025 196 11538

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 273 784
Quantum and Particle physics 59 448 1223
Materials Science 68 510 1255
Nanotechnology 91 584 1278
Acoustical Engineering 69 530 1442
Condensed Matter Physics 112 642 1470
Optical Engineering 92 624 1520
Theoretical Physics 74 580 1669
Astrophysics and Astronomy 80 628 1772
Nuclear Physics 114 736 1773
Atomic and Molecular physics 175 1050 2384

Chemistry rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 111th for Chemistry in India and 1760th in the World with 4,608 publications made and 77,591 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#111 of 485 In India
#753 of 2,785 In Asia
#1760 of 6,561 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 3 11
1994 4 19
1995 4 17
1996 5 17
1997 5 24
1998 1 23
1999 6 24
2000 8 24
2001 1 28
2002 14 44
2003 13 47
2004 7 48
2005 16 77
2006 31 67
2007 23 106
2008 42 133
2009 58 167
2010 48 238
2011 92 426
2012 100 540
2013 119 745
2014 147 1006
2015 193 1390
2016 272 1983
2017 312 2636
2018 421 3918
2019 364 4950
2020 415 6430
2021 437 8679
2022 444 10318
2023 517 11613
2024 300 12320
2025 158 10680

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 74 452 885
Physical chemistry 60 486 1130
Chemical Engineering 83 582 1235
Materials Science 68 510 1255
Nanotechnology 91 584 1278
Inorganic Chemistry 105 683 1519
Petrology and Geochemistry 83 601 1673
Environmental Chemistry 126 723 1675
Organic Chemistry 115 742 1686
Computational Chemistry 190 983 2162
Nutrition and Food Science 178 1062 2303
Biochemistry 181 1117 2439

Environmental Science rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 84th for Environmental Science in India and 1712th in the World with 4,295 publications made and 72,245 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#84 of 494 In India
#626 of 2,841 In Asia
#1712 of 6,888 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 4 9
1994 6 20
1995 6 14
1996 7 20
1997 4 21
1998 1 19
1999 5 26
2000 7 19
2001 0 28
2002 9 45
2003 14 36
2004 12 57
2005 17 61
2006 26 71
2007 25 101
2008 47 164
2009 55 183
2010 46 253
2011 66 408
2012 75 511
2013 100 722
2014 138 925
2015 170 1210
2016 240 1702
2017 294 2315
2018 385 3309
2019 344 4289
2020 393 5775
2021 464 7986
2022 433 9271
2023 485 10373
2024 265 9801
2025 121 8177

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 23 206 564
Hydrology and Water resources management 76 390 969
Environmental Management 46 351 996
Environmental Engineering 56 401 1038
Geotechnical Engineering 41 395 1049
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 46 390 1135
Earth science and Geophysics 45 401 1155
Oceanography 42 438 1299
Ecology 91 583 1620
Geology 75 583 1627
Geography and Cartography 65 535 1637
Agricultural Science 145 664 1656
Petrology and Geochemistry 83 601 1673
Environmental Chemistry 126 723 1675
Paleontology 133 861 2164

Computer Science rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 89th for Computer Science in India and 1620th in the World with 4,133 publications made and 48,055 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#89 of 490 In India
#606 of 2,842 In Asia
#1620 of 6,855 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 8
1994 1 8
1995 1 8
1996 5 13
1997 2 2
1998 2 10
1999 0 9
2000 5 9
2001 0 14
2002 7 31
2003 11 31
2004 12 27
2005 10 47
2006 37 55
2007 31 82
2008 48 136
2009 57 147
2010 47 202
2011 55 267
2012 76 351
2013 91 447
2014 158 623
2015 179 770
2016 248 1153
2017 295 1514
2018 413 2421
2019 340 3139
2020 375 4313
2021 385 5856
2022 397 6508
2023 439 7631
2024 265 6453
2025 115 4964

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 29 205 621
Telecommunications 53 365 1004
Robotics 28 414 1047
Blockchain and Cryptography 94 424 1081
Computer Networking 67 379 1087
Computer Vision 76 459 1214
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 79 478 1299
Computer Graphics 43 468 1363
Machine Learning 87 557 1394
Computational Linguistics 103 549 1396
Cognitive Science 97 547 1473
Cyber Security 129 595 1566
Software Engineering 122 767 2145
Data Science 180 832 2217
Human-Computer Interaction 99 873 2279
Neuroscience 170 1233 3135
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 309 1459 3217

Biology rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 158th for Biology in India and 2315th in the World with 3,496 publications made and 61,062 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#158 of 490 In India
#989 of 2,838 In Asia
#2315 of 6,841 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 5
1994 3 17
1995 2 11
1996 3 14
1997 1 15
1998 1 17
1999 3 19
2000 6 12
2001 1 9
2002 9 31
2003 17 29
2004 8 42
2005 18 53
2006 24 43
2007 15 87
2008 31 119
2009 38 148
2010 33 197
2011 48 324
2012 65 408
2013 84 581
2014 115 799
2015 148 1076
2016 214 1558
2017 245 2108
2018 309 3075
2019 284 3921
2020 283 5165
2021 358 6955
2022 364 8434
2023 405 9501
2024 219 9175
2025 126 7853

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 91 584 1278
Agricultural Science 145 664 1656
Biotechnology 205 940 2128
Paleontology 133 861 2164
Nutrition and Food Science 178 1062 2303
Biochemistry 181 1117 2439
Horticulture 225 1114 2472
Botany 217 1128 2620
Evolutionary Biology 147 1124 2800
Neuroscience 170 1233 3135
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 309 1459 3217
Genetics 267 1470 3305

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 124th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 2994th in the World with 2,263 publications made and 30,625 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Linguistics, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#124 of 493 In India
#1006 of 2,867 In Asia
#2994 of 7,088 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 4
1994 2 6
1995 3 9
1996 2 6
1997 4 11
1998 0 10
1999 2 7
2000 5 7
2001 0 14
2002 7 22
2003 6 14
2004 9 31
2005 9 31
2006 9 30
2007 12 43
2008 17 69
2009 21 74
2010 21 123
2011 36 192
2012 48 200
2013 56 266
2014 81 369
2015 94 438
2016 108 685
2017 136 887
2018 224 1444
2019 169 1795
2020 219 2663
2021 260 3648
2022 217 4352
2023 269 4840
2024 141 4343
2025 67 3568

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 78 659 1909
History 82 703 2122
Aesthetics 69 734 2247
Linguistics 103 890 2289
Philosophy 108 1023 3049
Law 144 1112 3070
Demography 215 1298 3344
Political Science 145 1151 3411
Education Majors 100 1241 3439
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 141 1270 3637
Sociology 176 1367 3806

Mathematics rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 79th for Mathematics in India and 1903rd in the World with 1,835 publications made and 23,914 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#79 of 469 In India
#734 of 2,725 In Asia
#1903 of 6,434 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 2 5
1994 1 5
1995 1 7
1996 3 5
1997 1 5
1998 0 9
1999 0 4
2000 3 6
2001 0 10
2002 2 12
2003 7 18
2004 1 15
2005 5 23
2006 11 22
2007 14 30
2008 20 49
2009 13 47
2010 17 80
2011 31 117
2012 30 136
2013 35 195
2014 58 213
2015 69 284
2016 102 449
2017 144 634
2018 202 1086
2019 167 1580
2020 181 2190
2021 184 2904
2022 178 3290
2023 207 3695
2024 97 2868
2025 40 1930

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 94 424 1081
Applied Mathematics 38 411 1205
Operations Research 56 458 1222
Statistics 86 748 1916
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 113 918 2386

Business rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 59th for Business in India and 1698th in the World with 1,653 publications made and 20,362 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Construction Management.

Business ranking Location
#59 of 463 In India
#547 of 2,654 In Asia
#1698 of 6,366 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 2
1994 0 6
1995 1 3
1996 2 4
1997 1 4
1998 3 8
1999 1 3
2000 4 3
2001 0 6
2002 6 16
2003 7 13
2004 8 21
2005 9 29
2006 24 30
2007 9 41
2008 17 77
2009 24 87
2010 22 107
2011 24 126
2012 24 166
2013 27 208
2014 58 298
2015 67 346
2016 107 500
2017 108 641
2018 165 1063
2019 129 1254
2020 189 1845
2021 147 2272
2022 154 2621
2023 164 2732
2024 107 2183
2025 25 1529

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 25 225 753
Management 33 338 1121
Operations Research 56 458 1222
Marketing 135 984 2560
Finance 130 1084 2805

Art & Design rankings

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology ranked 85th for Art & Design in India and 2368th in the World with 499 publications made and 5,302 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#85 of 417 In India
#791 of 2,450 In Asia
#2368 of 6,010 In the World

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 0
2000 3 3
2001 0 1
2002 2 1
2003 1 5
2004 0 0
2005 1 1
2006 3 3
2007 1 6
2008 3 7
2009 8 23
2010 9 20
2011 10 30
2012 13 45
2013 14 52
2014 17 89
2015 16 92
2016 25 159
2017 34 220
2018 51 322
2019 40 369
2020 46 527
2021 43 648
2022 50 772
2023 53 801
2024 38 803
2025 13 667

The following table provides academic rankings for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 43 468 1363
Fashion Design 79 723 2096
Aesthetics 69 734 2247
Literature 159 1198 3314

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 32 300 932
Orthodontics 87 667 1917
Dentistry 111 765 2071
Development Studies 105 839 2436
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 134 1001 2531
Cardiology 130 1004 2550
Economics 126 962 2660
Anatomy and Physiology 141 1067 2663
Psychology 135 1066 2751
Social Psychology 113 1070 2953
Public Health 188 1152 3026
Psychiatry 162 1189 3076
Surgery 168 1200 3082
Medicine 231 1352 3313
Physical Therapy 163 1444 3523
Pathology 282 1544 3618